Gayle King, Jesse Watters Share Flight Selfie

Gayle King posted a smiling selfie with Fox News host Jesse Watters after the two were unexpectedly seated next to each other for over four hours on a flight; King captioned the photo playfully and said a good time was had by all. The encounter revived a 2019 on-air gaffe in which Watters mistakenly credited King for an interview done by Robin Roberts and later apologized. Reaction to King’s post was mixed, with some praising civility across networks and others sharply criticizing her for posing with a figure they view as promoting misogyny and racism. The moment has been covered amid changes at CBS under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, with media coverage speculating about staffing and King’s lucrative contract.